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Every month, Diamond Comic Distributors announces its best-selling graphic novels and trade paperbacks based on actual unit sales. |
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The following represent the 25 top-selling manga titles of May 2012:
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This information may not be reproduced in any format without the express permission of Diamond Comic Distributors. How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop. Data for Diamond’s sales charts—which include our monthly market shares and all of our top product charts—are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 4,000+ accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international shops and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores. Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. |
In order for librarians and educators to be informed about what their patrons and students are buying from their local comic shops, we present the Top 25 Manga based on actual comic shop sales.